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News Articles: Music

 Lawrence Brown, left, and Paul Robeson, right, performing at Mother A.M.E. Zion Church, Harlem, New York, 1941.

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  • Music

Paul Robeson's many faces get new spotlight in recording premiere

A box set featuring previously unreleased recordings sheds new light on the life and legacy of Paul Robeson, a bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player and activist.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Michel Martin and
  • Olivia Hampton
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  • Music Interviews

Conductor Jonathon Heyward is breaking barriers

As music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Heyward is the youngest to lead a major American orchestra and the first Black music director in the organization’s 107-year history.

August 29, 2024
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By:
  • Lara Downes
An attendee wears a backpack with a Taylor Swift sign during the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Swifties for Kamala, a grassroots group not affiliated either with Swift or the Harris campaign, raised more than $140,000 for the Democratic presidential nominee after a call Tuesday night.

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  • Politics

'Swifties for Kamala' think Harris is the 1 to beat Trump. And they want to help

By the end of their call Tuesday, 14,000 attendees reported registering to vote.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Elena Moore
Mariah Carey says her "heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother" — and, in a tragic turn of events, the singer's older sister also died on the same day. Carey is seen her performing last year in Los Angeles.

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  • Music News

Mariah Carey says her mother and sister died on the same day

The singer has previously described having intensely complicated relationships with her family, describing her early life as a source of recurring instability.

August 28, 2024
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Noel Gallagher, formerly of the band Oasis, performs in concert with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds at the BB&T Pavilion on Aug. 8, 2019, in Camden, N.J.

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  • Music News

The Gallagher brothers are reuniting for an Oasis tour 15 years after breaking up

The Gallagher brothers had a longstanding feud for decades, and the band broke up for good in 2009.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
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  • Music Interviews

Watch: Crowded House on why the joy of music is 'doubly important' in today's world

The beloved Australian rock band makes a rare appearance at Atlanta's Chastain Park Amphitheater on Aug.30, featuring singer Neil Finn, his musician sons Liam and Elroy, bassist Nick Seymour and keyboardist Mitchell Froom. The group released a new album, Gravity Stairs, earlier this year. GPB's Kristi York Wooten spoke with the band ahead of its long-awaited return to Georgia. 

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Kristi York Wooten
Liam (right) and Noel Gallagher, pictured in London in February 1999, were members of the beloved band Oasis from 1991 until it broke up in 2009.

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  • Music News

The Gallagher brothers are reviving Oasis. Here's a look at their decades-long feud

Famously feuding brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher have announced an Oasis reunion, 15 years after its dramatic breakup. Here's a brief timeline of their tumultuous history — and how they got here.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Rachel Treisman
Legendary jazz guitarist Russell Malone passed away at the age of 60 on Friday, August 23, 2024. Credit: Photo contributed by Gary Motley

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  • Obituaries

Legendary jazz guitarist Russell Malone, dead at 60

Well-regarded jazz guitarist Russell Malone died Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. Malone, 60, was born in Albany, Georgia, but lived in Atlanta for over a decade.

August 27, 2024
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By:
  • Donnell Suggs
Fans light up their coves at Brandi Carlile's Mothership Weekend music festival in Miramar Beach, Fla.

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  • Music

Inspired by the pandemic, a Florida beachside music festival tries something new

The concert promoters who ran popular music cruises are now trying the music vacation concept on land, promising no lines and a different kind of music fest experience for both artists and fans.

August 24, 2024
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By:
  • Debbie Elliott
Musicians, Cathy Fink, Chao Tian and Marcy Marxer have come up with an unusual but satisfying musical recipe.

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  • Music

From China to Appalachia: An unlikely musical fusion that's got young people hooked

A new album combines Appalachian music with Chinese folk music. Young people can't get enough.

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Barry Gordemer
With her hundreds of millions of social media followers and fans, Taylor Swift has the power to influence how people vote in the upcoming presidential election.

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  • Arts & Life

Everyone wants Taylor Swift's vote. But celebrity endorsements are complicated.

How much sway do stars really have when it comes to putting the next President in the White House?

August 23, 2024
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By:
  • Chloe Veltman
Beyoncé accepts Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for “Renaissance” onstage during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023.

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  • Elections

So, about that special musical guest .... Where was Beyoncé for the DNC's final night?

Instead, the special, previously unannounced guest was … nobody. The night’s headliner, Vice President Harris, had the spotlight to herself — which may have been the point all along.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Stephen Thompson
The 8G Band on February 24, 2014 — the very first episode of <em>Late Night with Seth Meyers</em>. Left to right: Eli Janney, Fred Armisen, Kim Thompson, Syd Butler and Seth Jabour.

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  • Television

As 'Late Night' loses its band, we rank the best groups ever on late night TV

8G appears in their last Late Night episode on Thursday after a decade backing Seth Meyers. It joins the ranks of groundbreaking late night bands.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • Eric Deggans
DJ Cassidy performs during the second day of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Tuesday in Chicago.

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  • Elections

The DNC roll call featured a musical salute to each state. Here's what your state chose

Special tracks for each state and territory were played during Tuesday night's DNC roll call. But what song repped your state? We found them all so you don't have to.

August 22, 2024
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By:
  • C Mandler
Musicians Martie Maguire, Natalie Maines and Emily Robison of the Chicks arrive at the David Lynch Foundation Gala Honoring Rick Rubin at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel on February 27, 2014 in Beverly Hills, California.

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  • Elections

When The Chicks perform the National Anthem tonight at the DNC, they’ll bring a complicated history

The Chicks — formerly known as The Dixie Chicks — will sing “The Star Spangled Banner” at the Democratic National Convention Thursday night. That performance, and the group’s presence, will provide the latest chapter in The Chicks’ long and complicated political history.

August 22, 2024
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  • Stephen Thompson
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